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Authority Bias: Why we submit to the ideas and orders of others

Idea to Value

In some cases, people will believe almost anything someone tells them, if the person telling them appears to have the authority to do so. One of the most dangerous biases in the world might be the Authority Bias. Milgram concluded that people are willing to obey authority figures even when doing so violates their moral principles.

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Respect my authority: Allow your people to do their best work

Idea to Value

Give your people the authority to do their best work. If you want your teams and employees to bring their best work, you need to give them the authority to actually do the work.

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Authoring ideas

Jeffrey Phillips

What good authors know about writing It turns out that many writers don't think they know much about writing. Joe Fassler, who wrote the article that prompted this post, says that many authors find writing difficult, frustrating and challenging. Even experienced authors struggle with phrasing, story lines and plots.

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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with CB Bowman Ottomanelli, Author, Award Winner, Podcaster, CEO, Courage Consulting.

Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

At a Glance CB Bowman Ottomanelli, Author, Award Winner, Podcaster, CEO, Courage Consulting. In this edition, we speak with CB Bowman Ottomanelli , Author, Award Winner, Podcaster, and CEO, at Courage Consulting. Your Personal Board of Directors: Leadership Advice from the World’s Greatest Coaches. .”—

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How to Find and Test Assumptions in Product Development

Watch this webinar with Laura Klein, product manager and author of Build Better Products, to learn how to spot the unconscious assumptions which you’re basing decisions on and guidelines for validating (or invalidating) your ideas. Assumptions mapping is the process of identifying and testing your riskiest ideas.

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Telling Truth to Authority

Innovation Excellence

It’s never easy telling truth to authority and, in many instances, it’s not only risky but can be fatal to your job or even your career. Yet, most pundits agree that great leaders should encourage truth telling, not stifle it. Why is it so hard to do the right thing? People are inherently flawed,

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Interview with Stefan H. Thomke, Author of “Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments”

InnovationManagement

I had the opportunity recently to interview fellow author Stefan H. Thomke, Author of “Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments” appeared first on InnovationManagement. The post Interview with Stefan H.

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How to Empower Your Users So You Can Create a Great Product

Speaker: Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant, Rothman Consulting Group

Join Johanna Rothman, Author and Consultant, for her session that will discuss why instead of designing for the users, product people and their teams should collaborate with empowered users to create a great product together. However, nobody, not even the product people, can know the future.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Product-Led Onboarding: How to Turn New Users into Lifelong Customers

Speaker: Ramli John, Managing Director at ProductLed and Author

In this interactive, fun presentation and Q&A, Ramli John, author of bestselling book Product-Led Onboarding, will share a simple but powerful framework to get more users to experience a product’s "Eureka!" So, if their first date with your product is anything but silky-smooth, you risk losing out to the competition.

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The Leadership of Open Innovation

Speaker: Paul Sloane, Director, Destination Innovation

Paul Sloane is a well-known author and speaker on open innovation. In this on-demand recorded session, Paul will takes through the breadth of what open innovation can be for organizations and the value it can bring. Of course, innovation where other parties are involved means a different leadership approach.

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Thinkers360 2022 B2B Thought Leadership Outlook Research

Thinkers360 is an opt-in network of the world’s foremost thought leaders — including academics, advisors, analysts, authors, consultants, executives, influencers and speakers — with over 100M followers on social media combined. Thought Leadership Creators (Current State). Thought Leadership Creators (Plans for 2022).

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Best Practices for Creating Long-Lasting and Continuous Discovery Habits

Speaker: Teresa Torres, Internationally Acclaimed Author, Speaker, and Coach at ProductTalk.org

Join internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and coach Teresa Torres as she explores the what, how, and why behind creating continuous discovery habits that give your team a clear benchmark to aspire to. These methods are better than nothing, but how can we improve on this model?

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How To Create A Movement To Drive Transformation In Your Company Or Industry

Speaker: Greg Satell

Based on the award winning book, Cascades, international keynote speaker and bestselling author Greg Satell will point the way to creating transformative change through the lessons of successful social movements. A business model is disrupted, an industry is remade, the preceding order is no more and the world is transformed.

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No, Robots Are Not Taking Over Your Job: A Discussion on Balancing People and Tech in Automation

Speaker: Michael Ly, CEO of Reconciled, and Chris Elmore, UNCC Professor and Chief Evangelist of AvidXchange

Join Michael Ly, Author and CEO of Reconciled, and Chris Elmore, UNC Professor and Chief Evangelist of AvidXchange, for this illuminating discussion on the intersection of people and accounting automation. Like it or not, automation is here to stay; as history shows, propelling efficiency is always in vogue.